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GOVERNMENT OF NUNAVUT
2016 NEWS RELEASES
January
06
Information on proposed civil forfeiture law
06
Rabies Advisory for Gjoa Haven Residents
08
Nunavut Suicide Prevention Strategy partners announce recommitment
08
Civil forfeiture consultation in Pond Inlet
20
Tobacco Has No Place Here reminds smokers to take big steps
20
Family Literacy Day
25
Students will write departmental exams in April 2016
25
Extended application deadline for Grants and Contributions 2016-17
27
Food recall on select Dole and PC leafy greens
28
Federal Government Supports Economic Development Of Nunavut's Indigenous Seal Industry
28
Zika virus travel notice for Nunavummiut
February
03
Promoting our language through
Inuit Annuraqausingit
03
Volunteers needed for 2016 Arctic Winter Games
04
Plan to return home safely when travelling on the land
05
Motor Vehicles Act survey
05
Nunavut celebrates Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Week
08
Energy audit opportunity for Cambridge Bay homeowners
08
Governments Celebrate Official Opening of Cambridge Bay Hamlet Office
12
2016-17 student-educator ratios for Nunavut schools
22
Tell Me a Story promotes family literacy
22
Nunavut land referendum on May 9
24
Queen Elizabeth II scholarship awards presented to top Nunavut nursing students
26
Healthy Children Initiative program
29
Fifteen recipients receive Commissioner’s Awards in Hall Beach
29
Five Infrastructure Projects in Nunavut Get Joint Government Funding
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Backgrounder
29
First cases of influenza confirmed in Nunavut
29
Team Nunavut presents 2016 Arctic Winter Games uniform and pin set
March
01
Try something new during Nutrition Month!
01
Reminder to check Team Nunavut charter departure schedule
02
Minimum wage increase
03
Iqaluit International Airport extremely busy during Arctic Winter Games
03
Premier accepts resignation
03
2016 First Ministers’ Meeting
03
Arctic Winter Games – Flight Delays
04
First Ministers’ Meeting concludes
07
Premier Taptuna assigns cabinet portfolios
07
Nunavut Suicide Prevention Strategy partners release
Resiliency Within
09
Caribou habitat protection and development
10
Canada and Nunavut Sign Bilateral Agreement on Sport Participation
11
Land referendum consultations
20
Protect your home and community from poisons and solvents
20
Celebration of the seal
21
Eating healthy will brighten your smile
23
Premier Taptuna reacts to the 2016 federal budget
24
Mental Health Act consultation in Iqaluit
24
Breakthrough tuberculosis drug now available through Canadian study
April
01
National Child Benefit Supplement exemption
01
Healthy teeth, healthy body
04
Prospecting funding available
06
Sylvia Grinnell roadway re-opened
08
2016 Premier’s Council of Federation Literacy Award
11
Share your smiles, Nunavummiut!
12
Celebration of the seal
13
Are you in an abusive relationship and need help?
15
Plan to arrive home safely when travelling on the land
15
Medical travel identification requirements
18
Tobacco and oral health
18
Call for nominations to the Nunavut Water Board
20
Food recall on Nature's Touch Organic Berry Cherry Blend
20
Call for nominations to the Nunavik Marine Region Planning Commission
22
Nunavut land referendum on May 9
22
Call for nominations to the Eeyou Marine Region Wildlife Board
22
Medical travel identification requirements
25
Call for nominations to the Eeyou Marine Region Impact Review Board
25
Premier Taptuna appoints acting deputy minister
26
Kindergarten preschool health assessment
27
2016 Premier’s Council of Federation Literacy Award
27
Parents, be on the lookout for whooping cough
28
Premier Taptuna remembers James Arvaluk
28
Ittijjagiaq Trail conditions
28
Emergency Preparedness Week 2016
28
Atausiuqatigiingniq Inuusirmi Stakeholder Summit for Suicide Prevention
28
Premier Taptuna commends U.S. decision to not upgrade polar bears on endangered list
May
02
Nunavut celebrates Mental Health Week
02
Online climate change resource launched
03
Nunavut land referendum on May 9
04
Reminder to inspect heating oil tanks
05
Nunavut to support Fort McMurray forest fire victims
06
Respiratory illness – Baffin region
06
Atausiuqatigiingniq Inuusirmi Stakeholder Summit for Suicide Prevention fosters resiliency in Nunavut
09
Nunavut Food Security Coalition participates in
Every Plate Full
10
Nunavut land referendum results
10
Food recall on select frozen vegetable products
10
Premier Taptuna reacts to Canada’s support of UNDRIP
13
Government of Nunavut and Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated announce new Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti policy
16
Confirmed cases of whooping cough in Pond Inlet
17
Nominations open for sport awards and scholarships
17
Food recall on Organic Matters green tea
18
NSPS partners will implement jury recommendations
18
Food recall on Quaker Harvest quinoa granola bars
18
Update: whooping cough in Pond Inlet
24
Iqaluit Alluriarvik Justice Committee seeking members
25
Government of Nunavut and WAG promoting Inuit art in Winnipeg
27
National Victims and Survivors of Crime Week
30
Syphilis cases increase in Nunavut
June
01
Introduction to Prospecting course
01
Nunavut Smiles website launched
02
Reminder: Nunavut Government Employee Survey (NGES)
02
Russian rocket impact area
02
Education Act consultation
03
Nunavut Environment Week 7-Day Challenge
03
“Best before” versus “expiry” dates
03
FANS application deadline
03
Food recall on Quaker Harvest, Spitz and CLIF Bar products
06
Aviation scholarships
06
Call for proposals – training and employment initiatives
07
Food recall warnings – sunflower seed products and chocolate milk
08
Nunavut Permafrost Databank
09
Iqaluit community cleanup 2016
09
Baggage allowance policy update
10
Call for proposals – grants and contributions
13
Community cleanups 2016
14
Call for proposals – food security initiatives
15
Update: Introduction to Prospecting course
15
Call for proposals – Nunavut General Monitoring Plan
16
NATOC board members needed
16
Dangerous river ice conditions at Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park
17
Premier Taptuna realigns cabinet portfolios
17
“Learn to…” summer program at Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park
17
Changing ice conditions
17
QGH implements tobacco and smoke-free program
20
24-hour spill report line
21
Air quality alert due to Iqaluit fire
21
Premier Taptuna celebrates National Aboriginal Day
22
Nunavut Day cake decorating contest
23
Proposed reforms to income assistance and economic development programs
24
Drinking water in Sanikiluaq
24
Senior Management Changes
24
Whooping cough in Iqaluit
29
What you need to know about fundraising lotteries
29
Changes to Extended Health Benefits
30
Be safe when boating this summer
30
Canada Child Benefit replaces the National Child Benefit Supplement
30
Drinking water in Sanikiluaq
30
How to receive health information in the event of a postal disruption
July
04
Parks Day 2016 across Nunavut
04
Parks Day 2016 at Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park
05
Summer Employment for Nunavut Students
05
Call for proposals - Heritage Facilities
07
Water conservation in Naujaat
07
Whooping cough in Hall Beach
09
Premier Taptuna welcomes the appointment of chief federal negotiator for Nunavut devolution
09
Kitikmeot Inuit Association and Government of Nunavut sign Memorandum of Understanding for Cooperation on Grays Bay Road and Port Project
12
Investigation into the death of a baby
13
Cruise ships itinerary
15
Iqaluit Parks Day celebrations postponed
18
Whooping cough in Iqaluit
20
Education Act consultation – phase two
20
Inuit legends needed for Uqausirmut Quviasuutiqarniq 2017
21
Nunavut business survey
21
Moody’s reaffirms GN’s Aa1 rating
22
Stay safe around bears
22
Whooping cough vaccination in Iqaluit
26
Whooping cough vaccination – Hall Beach
27
Air quality alert due to Sanikiluaq fire
29
Update: Whooping cough in the Qikiqtaaluk region
August
03
Nunavut ministers react to MMIWG Inquiry announcement
04
Nunavut transfers territorial museum and archival collections to the Canadian Museum of Nature
05
Mould remediation at the Iqaluit International Airport
08
Increased immunization efforts in the Qikiqtaaluk region
09
New round of G.R.E.A.T. program in September
10
Environmental tests in Iqaluit
15
Guide to in-demand career options
15
Boil water advisory for Whale Cove
16
Whooping cough in Cape Dorset
18
Sylvia Grinnell road upgrades
19
GN and NEU reach settlement on collective agreement
22
GN partners with U of S on law degree program
23
Boil water advisory for Sanikiluaq
25
Community consultations on new Corrections Act
26
Trichinella alert for Naujaat
31
Government of Canada delivers more than $7.8 million to Nunavut for community infrastructure projects
Backgrounder
31
Cape Dorset
Inirtirijiit
Justice Committee seeking members
September
01
Department of Justice accepting applications for victims’ assistance funding
02
Boil Water Advisory lifted for the Hamlet of Sanikiluaq
02
Boil water advisory for Whale Cove
06
Canada and Nunavut Reach Agreement under New Federal Infrastructure Funding Program
Backgrounder
07
International FASD Awareness Day
07
Nunavut celebrates Embrace Life Day
08
Premier announces winner of 2016 Literacy Award
09
Rescheduling community consultations on new Corrections Act
12
Botulism: Sanikiluaq residents to watch for illness from eating fermented seal
14
Reminder of best practices for storing and aging meat
National Inquiry on Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls
Q & A
15
Fentanyl in the Kugluktuk
22
A clear path to tourism development in Nunavut
22
Nunavut–wide school closure due to a bomb threat
22
RCMP confirms Nunavut schools are safe
22
Kitikmeot schools reopening
26
Energy audit opportunity for Kugluktuk homeowners
26
Minister Kuksuk offers congratulations on discovery of HMS Terror
26
Get pets vaccinated on World Rabies Day 2016
28
Breastfeeding Challenge 2016
30
Reminder: Boil water advisory for Whale Cove
October
03
Nunavut Education Week 2016
03
Satellite communications issue across North
04
Premier Taptuna reacts to imposed carbon price
06
Four steps to food safety
07
Office closure – Grinnell Place
07
Fire Prevention Week 2016 – Do your bedrooms have smoke alarms?
07
Nunavut celebrates World Mental Health Day
07
Follow-up consultations on new Corrections Act
11
Notice of geotechnical and environmental studies – Iqaluit Marine Infrastructure Project
12
Qilaut contest submission date extended
12
Office closure extended – Grinnell Place
13
Reminder: Boil water advisory for Whale Cove
13
Office closure extended – Grinnell Place
14
Protect yourself from the flu. Get vaccinated!
14
New country food guidebook shared on World Food Day
17
National Foster Family Week
17
Label household chemicals and solvents with poison prevention stickers
17
Protect yourself from whooping cough
18
New round of G.R.E.A.T. program in January 2017
18
Wildlife damage prevention and compensation programs
21
All Arts Summit – determining the future of arts in Nunavut
21
Office closure extended – Grinnell Place
21
Rankin Inlet
Saputiit
Justice Committee seeking members
21
Whale Cove
Ayautaq
Justice Committee seeking members
24
Justice and RCMP sign shared directional statement
24
Influenza vaccine clinic hours – Iqaluit Public Health
25
Office closure extended – Grinnell Place
25
Baby box program in Nunavut, a first in Canada
27
Grinnell Place now open
28
Reminder: Boil water advisory for Whale Cove
28
Halloween safety
31
QGH clinics moving to renovated east wing
31
G.R.E.A.T. program offered in six communities in January 2017
November
01
Family Violence Prevention Month
01
Kimmirut
Uqaujiigiaqtiit
Justice Committee seeking members
03
Les investissements dans les infrastructures sociales renforcent les collectivités et stimulent l’économie du Nunavut
04
Boil water advisory for Sanikiluaq
04
GN announces creation of Climate Change Secretariat
04
Boil water advisory lifted for the Hamlet of Whale Cove
04
Update: Boil water advisory for Sanikiluaq
07
Call for nominations to the Nunavut Impact Review Board
07
Call for nominations to the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board
07
NTI and GN joining together on climate change
09
Call for proposals – grants and contributions
10
Economic development meetings – Kitikmeot
10
Whooping cough immunization for grade 6-9 students
17
Care and share on Survivors of Suicide Loss Day
18
Restorative Justice Week
18
Make healthy choices to reduce risks of cancer
18
Boil water advisory lifted for the Hamlet of Sanikiluaq
21
Feedback on proposed new geographic place names
21
Bed bug cases reported in Igloolik
Questions-and-Answers
21
Food recall on certain Sabra brand hummus products
23
Canada and Nunavut invest in infrastructure at Nunavut Arctic College
Backgrounder
23
GN and NEU sign new collective agreement
25
Plan to arrive home safely when travelling on the land
25
Youth Ambassador Program
28
Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week 2016
28
December 3 is International Day of Persons with Disabilities
28
2016 Christmas Lights Across Canada Ceremony
December
01
Call for proposals – training and employment initiatives
02
Chesterfield Inlet Justice Committee seeking members
02
Coral Harbour
Ukpigait
Justice Committee seeking members
02
Resolute Bay Justice Committee seeking members
02
What you need to know about fundraising lotteries
02
Confirmed case of whooping cough in Pangnirtung
02
Fox in Arviat
05
Nunavut Solutions Grant
09
Celebrate safely: don’t drink and drive
09
Confirmed cases of whooping cough in Baker Lake and Rankin Inlet
09
Wolf in the Iqaluit area
09
Pan-Canadian climate change strategy
12
Keeping communities safe from polar bears
12
Government of Nunavut Holiday Closure Days
13
Be aware of fox traps
13
Nunavut Liquor Commission holiday closure
13
Fox in Arviat tests positive for rabies
15
Food recall on Duncan Hines brand apple caramel cake mix
15
Premier Peter Taptuna congratulates new NTI president Aluki Kotierk
16
Health care services during the holidays
21
Food recall on Old Dutch brand Cheddar and Sour Cream potato chips
22
NWT and Nunavut Premiers react to federal announcement of Arctic oil and gas moratorium
22
Take precautions against the Zika virus
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